Last weekend, our soccer, volleyball and netball (similar to basketball but for girls only) teams went to Okalongo for the regional tournament. Twenty different schools were represented there which each school spending two nights sleeping on the floor of their assigned classroom. I chose to day-trip it since it was only 50km away. The soccer tournament took two full days since they needed to play all 19 games on only one field. There was also only one netball court and one volleyball court but games were shorter and there were fewer teams represented so each team got to play multiple times.
Our teams did alright winning some and losing some. I had to argue with the volleyball umpires because I've coached our team to set from the left instead of the middle. One of the umpires didn't think this was legal but, luckily, another official had heard of other teams that did that. Apparently, it's not common in Namibia since it requires a skill level slightly higher than most highschool teams reach.
However, the highlight of the tournament for me was watching our 50+ kids travel the 50km dirt road to the tournament. The "bus" that was supposed to take them turned out to be an open-backed cattle truck. No problem. High railing ensure the safety of learners. This definitely keeps transportation costs down but I'm not sure Canadian parents would trust it on the Malahat. Check out the video!
Our teams did alright winning some and losing some. I had to argue with the volleyball umpires because I've coached our team to set from the left instead of the middle. One of the umpires didn't think this was legal but, luckily, another official had heard of other teams that did that. Apparently, it's not common in Namibia since it requires a skill level slightly higher than most highschool teams reach.
However, the highlight of the tournament for me was watching our 50+ kids travel the 50km dirt road to the tournament. The "bus" that was supposed to take them turned out to be an open-backed cattle truck. No problem. High railing ensure the safety of learners. This definitely keeps transportation costs down but I'm not sure Canadian parents would trust it on the Malahat. Check out the video!
3 comments:
I remember when I coached our elementary basketball team, and I got the whole team in my punchbuggy. Legal, no problem.
LOL! Chris, you're hilarioius... Love the commentary... You never know, it could be a very good option for Saanich!
Annie
oh... and if i could spell hilarious that would be awesome as well! "hilarioius"... hmmm maybe i need english lessons!
-a
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